Purpose, Features and Functions of operating systems

There are several Operating Systems but we will go with the windows Operating system as it is the most popular and widely available operating system with maximum software support. We will talk about the purpose, features and functions of Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP.

Windows 2000:

Windows 2000 introduced the Multilingual User Interface (MUI).Besides English; Windows 2000 incorporates support for Arabic, Armenian, Baltic, Central European, Georgian, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai and Western European languages. It also has support for many different locales. Windows 2000 is very flexible and it is available in professional workstation and server versions appropriate for small or large businesses. It is designed such that it meets the needs of end users, system & network Administrators, Application Developers and Hardware Vendors.

Windows 2000-Features:

Support for large amounts of memory.
Increases the reliability.
Deliver higher levels of system availability.
Provide for scalability from a small network to a large enterprise network.
Windows 2000 has strong development platform support for Dynamic HTML behaviors and XML.
Multilingual support allows users to easily create, read, and edit documents in hundreds of languages.
Full 32-bit operating system minimizes the chance of application failures and unplanned reboots.

Windows 2000-Functions:

The Windows 2000 offers many functions which will provide more advanced and manageable networking, easier installation and configuration as well as improved reliability and performance. Windows 2000 also has an easier-to-use interface which is straight forward and it avoids the use of Styles. Windows 2000 also comes with several system utilities. This protects critical Windows system files by preventing and updating the programs.


Windows XP:

The term XP stands for "experience", in the sense that they are combining their years of experience creating two very successful desktop operating systems into one really great product. Microsoft Windows XP is designed for use on personal computers. Windows XP is also commonly used for business purposes as well as for entertainment. You may have seen Windows XP on personal computers as well as laptops and media centers.

Windows XP-Features:

Faster start-up and hibernation.
Driver roll-back option which means you can even return to an older version of a driver.
The ability to group taskbar buttons of a single application.
Ability to lock the taskbar.
Highlighting newly added applications in the start menu.
Shadows under menus.
Windows Security Center.
Improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.

Windows XP-Functions:

The most popular and common editions of Microsoft Windows XP are Windows XP Home edition, Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Media Centre. Windows XP Home Edition was designed for the use of home users and Window XP Professional contains few additional features such as support for Windows Server domains and two physical processors and it is designed for offices and enterprise clients. Windows XP Media Centre edition has some additional multimedia features that offers the ability to record and watch Movies and TV shows, Play DVD, games and listen to Music.